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Topic Review (Newest First)

12-28-2011 04:58 AM

Complexity

Thanks, Sketch! I never did set this tank back up again, mainly because it doesn't have a lid and I have cats at my house so it would basically turn into a water dish for them. But I have been wanting another nano so maybe I'll get a lid made for it and set it back up. I do miss this little tank. And I agree, the light is wonderful!

12-28-2011 03:38 AM

sketch804

HAHA i have that SAME EXACT light on my 10gal and i LOVE IT! works great! nice tank btw~!

I'm looking at getting some super-red RCS, and I don't have anyplace to put them!

Uh-oh....is that me being a bad influence again?! SORRY!

I can't wait to see you have a nano up and running again though, your previous one was gorgeous!

11-16-2008 11:37 PM

Complexity

Thank you! I probably will get the nano going again because I'm looking at getting some super-red RCS, and I don't have anyplace to put them!

Oh, the joys of MTS.

11-16-2008 11:12 PM

fastfreddie

Vicki, I hope you'll get this, or another nano tank going after you're settled back in from the move. I really enjoyed this journal.

07-13-2008 05:30 PM

Complexity

UPDATE:

I completely let this tank go which is not a good idea for such a small tank with no ferts, no CO2, no excel, but very bright lighting. Anyone want to guess what I'm growing now?

Hair algae has completely taken over the entire tank. I saw it coming, but was so busy with my 75g that I didn't stop it. So it's taken over very badly.

I had already removed all the fish in the tank so I decided to try the H2O2 method of getting rid of the algae.

Yesterday, I did a 95% water change, removed the fine floss from the filter, and then added 5ml of H202. I let it sit with the filter running for 35 minutes. I've been keeping the lights off on that tank so when I took a look, sure enough, everything had bubbles on it. I then did a 50% water change and have kept the light off.

It hasn't been even 24 hours yet so it's hard to tell what's going to happen. Some of the algae looks like it's become floppy (laying down on the plants rather than sticking up), but there are other areas where it's still sticking up like before. So we'll see.

I took a few pictures of the algae yesterday before doing the treatment. I'll try to get them posted today, if I can.

07-02-2008 05:30 PM

Complexity

Thanks about the ledge. I won't rescape this tank when I move (or I should say my move and rescaping of this tank don't affect each other). I'll do it whenever I get the time.

The rock ledge is just a progression from what I had already done. I couldn't keep the rocks to stay where I wanted them, so they are actually encased in a plastic mold I made. I used hot glue to hold the rocks in place.

So what I hope I can do is take the whole thing out and glue more rocks on the front side of it. Then rather than burying it in the substrate like a river, I'll use it like a retaining wall to create two depths of substrate which I hope will add to the illusion of scale.

I won't know if it'll work until I try it, but I have nothing to lose other than some time, a few rocks and burnt fingers from the hot glue!

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